Tech Firms Begin to Adapt
To Battle Against Terrorism

By

Nick Wingfield Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Sept. 26, 2001 5:31 p.m. ET

SAN FRANCISCO -- Companies in the high-tech industry, anticipating an upswing in demand as law enforcement calls for the development of modern intelligence technologies, are adapting commercial products to serve any coming battle against terrorism.

Among companies that have quickly begun tinkering with their business strategies since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is Narus Inc. in Palo Alto, Calif. In the past two weeks, the start-up has begun marketing its network-analysis software as a sophisticated surveillance tool....